REEF Fish & Friends: February 2026, Speaker Information Coming Soon!

Speaker information coming soon! 

 

REEF Fish & Friends is a free, monthly seminar series that features engaging ocean-themed presentations from guest speakers. Snorkelers, divers, and marine life enthusiasts are invited to join informal discussions and mingle with members of our friendly, ocean-minded community. Complimentary light refreshments are provided. The evening kicks off with a social from 6:15-7pm, followed by a presentation from 7-8pm. Seminars are also live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube.

REEF Fish & Friends: January 2026, Details Coming Soon!

Speaker information coming soon! 

 

REEF Fish & Friends is a free, monthly seminar series that features engaging ocean-themed presentations from guest speakers. Snorkelers, divers, and marine life enthusiasts are invited to join informal discussions and mingle with members of our friendly, ocean-minded community. Complimentary light refreshments are provided. The evening kicks off with a social from 6:15-7pm, followed by a presentation from 7-8pm. Seminars are also live-streamed on Facebook and YouTube.

Appreciation to Outgoing REEF Board Member Janet Camp

On behalf of the REEF Staff and Board of Trustees, we extend a heartfelt thanks and big fishy appreciation to Janet Camp for serving as a REEF Trustee for over a decade. After becoming a REEF member in 2011, Janet joined the REEF Board in 2014. Having worked with nonprofits for over 40 years, Janet brought extensive finance, budgeting, and governance experience to the REEF Board. We are grateful for the heart and soul she gave to REEF as a Board member these past 11 years. Thankfully, this isn't goodbye!

Bay Pipefish

Bonaire Fish ID Class

Join us for a FREE Fish ID Class at Trans World Radio (TWR) Bonaire Headquarters on Tuesday, August 26, starting at 7:00pm AST! During this class, Expert Surveyors, Carmen Toanchina and Dana Kowalsick will be diving into the world of Blennies. Don't miss this opportunity to learn more about those cute, charismatic, and wonderfully little reef dwellers.

2026 Captains Meeting and Kick-off Party

As part of the 2026 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival REEF will host the Derby Captains Meeting at Florida Keys Brewing Company on Thursday, April 23, 2026. 

2026 Florida Keys Lionfish Derby & Arts Festival

Our 17th Annual Florida Keys Lionfish Derby will culminate in a Family Friendly Conservation Science and Arts Festival.

Hands-on activities, interactive displays, educational games, and much more!

Hydrophone Placement Yields High Variability in Detection of Epinephelus striatus Calls at a Spawning Site

Did you know that fish sing? Just like birds, they use sounds for courtship and other communication. This paper looks at best practices for using hydrophones and AI to monitor the choruses of aggregating grouper. The findings are a result of research conducted as part of the Grouper Moon Project, in collaboration with our partners at the Cayman Islands Department of Environment, Oregon State University, and NOAA.

Roughback Sculpin

Canary Rockfish

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